+23 Probability of actually realizing significantly outsized-carry on a 30-year career trajectory (converted to real-cash) across different grades of London/German/Swiss/French PE firms 9 2y
+6 who gets hired at thoma bravo 29 2y
+2 how much do PC IC memos differ from PE IC memos 3 2y
+5 pe @ LACs 10 2y
+31 PE Funds With the Best Partner Economics 16 2y
0 I Squared Capital Analyst Program 1 1y
+329 Beyond Miserable - Tough Time Deciding To Quit PE / IB Life Altogether 98 10mo
+3 KKR Consumer 4 2y
+7 Resurgens Technology Partners 8 2y
+8 SaaS Model 5 2y
0 What Is The Best Resource To Prep For CIM Case Studies? 4 9mo
+39 Took MM PE over EB, did I mess up? 8 1y
+8 To what extent is your PE firm using AI to drive margins/improve portcos? 1 2y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+20 Avoid FOF 24 9mo
+10 Apax - New York 49 1y
0 MF 2026 Events 4 2y
0 Has anyone went through processes for MF Infra SA roles? 1 2y
+13 Question about levered and unlevered beta 5 2y
0 What is the best PE certification for an Associate ? 0 2y
+17 Is it worth going in to PE knowing I don't want to do it long term? 14 1y
0 Coller Capital Technical Screening - LP Opportunities 0 2y
0 Cerberus London 2024 4 1y
+9 MF vs LMM distressed fund 1 2y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+66 Do you guys really not expect carry to materialize? 55 3mo
+6 Breaking into UAE market? 3 1y
+10 Is your guys submitted work “flawless”? 4 2y
+6 Joining PortCo Boards Mid Hold 3 2y
+9 Experience working within the Micro-PE Ecosystem (Search Funds, SMBs, and HoldCos) and venture (as a venture scout) -- Wondering how I can monetize these skills and create a business / agency? 1 2y
0 StepStone Email Format 1 2y
0 Insight Partners Onsite DGS Analyst Role Thoughts 2 2y
+3 CPI asking for names and emails of interns 1 2y
+3 PE Case Study Presentation 7 1y
+21 Advice Wanted - Career Shaping Up Weird 12 2y
0 Cerberus VS Big 4 1 2y
+1 Revenue for PE backed companies 1 2y
+26 Should I Pursue an Early PE Associate Interview Opportunity as a Rising Junior? 8 2y
+9 Blackstone PWS 1 2y
+25 How are/can new funds actually compete for better returns? 5 2y
+21 APO/H&F Partner net worth 24 1y
+6 Anyone have an updated view on MF VP/Principal comp for RE PE? 1 2y
0 Interview PE FoF Secondaries Top Investment Bank 4 2y
+16 Pension/SWF/superannuation PE/direct investment 16 6mo
0 MF/UMM firms that recruit later in the off-cycle 1 2y
0 Case studies for growth funds 1 2y
+15 Pet platforms as of 2024 6 2y
+10 Funds that will kill it H2 2024 8 2y
+11 Navigating Modeling Tests from A Template 2 2y
+9 Improving Technical Expertise (Quantitatively/Corp Fin) 4 2y
+69 College—> Cushy PE Job Pipeline 17 2y
+11 Associate PE Case Studies - Tips, Tricks & Nuances 3 2y
+2 LBO Model Help 3 2y
+33 How many deals do you complete each year? 16 2y
+2 Best groups in banking for Megafund recruiting 1 2y
+9 Is the carry the same all over Europe? 13 2y
+43 what if you get blown out from PE 14 11mo
+31 Free Stuff in PE 26 2y
+15 BAML to PE 8 2y
+2 Tenzing London 3 2y
+3 EQT Partners Superday 8 1y
+13 2024 views on Stellex? (Culture, comp, etc) 17 8mo
+23 Vista Equity in talks to hand over Pluralsight to creditors, sources say 22 2y
0 Omers Ventures Analyst and Oxford Properties Rotational New Grad Program Comp 3 2y
+2 Permira - 2024 Thoughts / Interview Prep 6 2y
+3 Interview with BCI Private Equity (internship) 6 2y
+9 Blackstone Profile Pictures 6 2y
+8 Prepping for PE interviews - Looking to trade materials from past interviews 12 1y
+18 Secondaries headhunters 9 9mo
+13 Renege MF for SWE at FAANG 2 2y
+28 PDF document to Excel spreadsheet 7 1mo
+9 Moving into PE IR/Fundraising 1 2y
+21 Megafunds with best shot at reaching partner. 17 1y
0 CORE Industrial Partners? 1 2y
+30 Soph Internship Killing Me 20 2y
0 Quad-C - does anyone know how their current fund is doing? 3 2y
0 Senior Level Comp: Fundraising vs. Doing Deals 1 2y
0 Opinion on BGF? 3 2y
+76 Megafunds with best culture(I'm being serious) 54 2y
0 MF Private Credit vs PE 4 2w
+12 PE Case Study with Only CIM 11 2y
+44 Signed PE, is it worth "trying" in banking? 25 2y
+8 How to make a deal sound better lol 5 1y
+12 Promotion but flat pay - bring it up? Advice please 1 2y
+20 Funds with Similar Strategy to TCI / PE-like 8 11mo
+9 3rd Yr Medical Student Upcoming Year Off Healthcare Shop Opportunities 1 2y
+10 London Infra Comp 5 2y
+5 Is anyone familiar with software consolidators and the comp structure / upside? 8 1y
+23 I got laid off. How to connect with executive-level contacts from other firms without overstepping boundaries? 5 2y
0 Centerbridge 1 2y
+3 KKR Strategic Investments 1 2y
0 Ranking The Different Areas of Investing From Hardest To Easiest 2 2y
0 PE Firms with 2025 Spots Remaining 2 2y
+13 book/newsletter recs for learning about healthcare (investing)? 3 2y
+26 PE interview travel reimbursement still not paid after ~3 weeks 8 2y
0 Most Resilient Industries to be In 1 2y
+6 Guggenheim PE Placements? 1 2y
+5 Search Fund Internship Case Study 3 2y
+9 Evaluating opportunity in a PE backed company 1 2y

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